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2017-2018 Catalog and Student Handbook 
    
2017-2018 Catalog and Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

TTP - A.S. Information Systems


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Walters State students who want to complete a bachelor’s degree have a guarantee that their credits will transfer to a public university in Tennessee if they choose any one of 50 different majors offering transfer pathways. Learn more at Tennessee Transfer Pathway.

Degree: Associate of Science

Emphasis: Information Systems

Recommended Full-Time Schedule


The following Recommended Full-Time Schedule is not a substitute for academic advising. You must meet with an academic advisor each semester to be cleared for registration. Consult with your advisor about scheduling and degree requirements. Also, see the current undergraduate catalog (catalog.ws.edu) for a complete list of requirements and electives. Requirements are continually under revision, and there is no guarantee they will not be changed or revoked. Contact the academic division or department for current information.

Factors that affect your progression include required Learning Support courses, completion of computer competency and your choices regarding campus location, course delivery method, and the days and times selected to take classes.

1General Education electives in each category must be chosen from approved courses listed in the General Education Program .

2Students can use any WSCC transferable course for a general elective. Transferable courses are designated with this symbol ♦ in the course descriptions section of the catalog.

3Students who plan to transfer to the University of Tennessee - Knoxville, College of Business, should take MATH 2050, Calculus-Based Probability and Statistics.

4Students who plan to transfer to Austin Peay State University, East Tennessee State University, and the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga must complete CISP 1010, 1020, Computer Science I and II (Programming) instead of INFS 1010, Computer Applications and electives. For these students, the total hours in the Area of Emphasis will be 20 hours and Total Degree Hours will be 61.

Notes:

• Walters State students are required to meet computer competency during the first 30 hours of coursework. Students must take INFS 1010, BUSN 1360 or AGRM 2630/2631 or successfully complete a Computer Competency Exam. The Computer Competency Exam does not provide course credit. Consult your advisor. See www.ws.edu/academics/technical-ed/computer-competency/ for additional information.

•Learning Support courses must be taken every semester until completed.

 

First Year


Fall Term (15 semester credit hours)


Spring Term (15 semester credit hours)


Second Year


Fall Term (14 semester credit hours)


Spring Term (16 semester credit hours)


Program Degree Requirements - TTP - A.S. Information Systems


Community College Area of Emphasis:


General Education Requirements (41 hours)


Humanities and/or Fine Arts (9 hours)


(at least one course in literature)1

History (6 hours)


History1

Natural Science (8 hours)


Natural Sciences1

Total Credit Hours 60


Effective Fall 2011
 

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